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MSC Cruises puts inaugural World America itineraries on sale
The vessel will offer sailings from Miami to the Caribbean from April 2025
MSC Euribia to host new Ed Sheeran show
Seven new shows will be available in the upcoming vessel’s Delphi Theatre
MSC partners with conservation union to restore coral reefs
The MSC Foundation and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) confirmed their partnership during Monaco Ocean Week
MSC Cruises partners with Guinness World Records
The line will offer Guinness World Records activities, including a live show and family quizzes, onboard Seascape, World Europa and Euribia
MSC Cruises increases trade commission on shore excursions
The line has increased commission rates from 5% to 15% for northern European sailings during summer 2023 and winter 2023/2024
New MSC officer training aiming to limit marine animal collisions
The cruise line will partner with marine conservation charity Orca to train staff
MSC to name new ship Euribia in Copenhagen this summer
The new flagship will become the line’s second vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG)
MSC to house displaced Turkey earthquake survivors on Aurelia
The move comes after the group organised an urgent response to support the population in the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
MSC Cruises adds Vickie Towey to UK and Ireland trade team
She joins the line as regional sales manager for the North West region
MSC Cruises focuses on sustainability in new ad campaign
TV advert has been filmed onboard the line’s most environmentally advanced ship
Cruise industry confident for 2023 despite ongoing cost of living pressures
The cruise sector is sailing into 2023 confident it can overcome the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis and its continued emergence from the pandemic
MSC Cruises puts summer 2024 season on sale
The season will run from April 2024 through to October 2024
MSC Cruises takes delivery of new flagship Seascape
The second new ship to join the brand in 2022 following the launch of MSC World Europa, Seascape brings MSC’s fleet to 21 ships
MSC Cruises officially names new-ship World Europa
Its naming ceremony took place in the presence of the vessel’s captain Marco Massa and guests from around the world
MSC Cruises records ‘best month in line's entire history’
Nearly 400,000 bookings for winter 2022/23 and summer 2023 itineraries taken across global fleet in October
MSC reveals name of second World-class ship at World Europa delivery
MSC World America will sail North American itineraries when it comes into service in 2025
MSC to offer new Red Sea itinerary onboard Splendida this winter
The vessel will call at Sokhna Port for Hurghada and Luxor; Aqaba for Petra; and Jeddah for Alula and Yanbu
Clia confirms 2023 conference dates and location
The event will take place across five different ships next May
MSC Cruises scraps Covid-19 vaccination requirement
For anyone departing from the UK from 1 October, the line has changed its requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid from “required” to “recommended”
MSC to offer new ex-UK voyages onboard Virtuosa next year
New collection opens for bookings onboard Virtuosa, which will be based out of Southampton in 2023
MSC launches new campaign to attract more MICE business
The line is running a new campaign with the trade to attract meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) business for the its winter 2022/23 and summer 2023 season
MSC World Europa to be christened in Doha ceremony
The ship, the first of MSC’s World class series, will inaugurate the Qatari capital’s Grand Cruise Terminal
MSC reveals new rollercoaster-at-sea experience Robotron
Robotron will debut on MSC Seascape blending all the thrills of a rollercoaster with a personalised DJ experience